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Soutoura

by Oumar Ndiaye

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1.
Soutoura 04:30
Do you know Soutoura? It is great Soutoura, Soutoura If the world was a tent …soutoura makes it stand Soutoura, Soutoura If Soutoura is not there ….the world will be disturbed Like each other. …love each other Love each other. …like each other Soutoura, Soutoura Oh the elders, oh the elders Our elders are the culture Our elders are our culture The great god entrusted us to them Let’s give them great honors Soutoura, Soutoura
2.
Baykat 05:39 video
My farmer, my herdsman My farmer, my herdsman We can not pay our debt to you So we leave it in the hands of God We are all afraid of being hungry and thirsty And we don’t have the strength to farm We are all afraid of being hungry and thirsty And we don’t have the strength to farm It it wasn’t for you We would all lose our minds My farmer, my herdsman My farmer, my herdsman We can not pay our debt to you So we leave it in the hands of God We should give you what you’ve earned We should buy your goods for a good price We should give you what you’ve earned But we could never pay you all that you have earned We should buy your goods for a good price Brave heroes right now Right now brave heroes No matter if the sun is hot It won’t stop you from bending down to work No matter how cold It won’t stop you from bending down to work Thank you, thank you, oh thank you My farmer, my herdsman My farmer, my herdsman We can not pay our debt to you So we leave it in the hands of God We can not pay our debt to you So we leave it in the hands of God
3.
Mareme 05:01 video
This day, Mom, this day This day is a special day This day, Mom, this day This day is a special day Mareme Mareme The children’s friend Mareme Mareme She has a beautiful smile This day, Mom, this day This day is a special day This day, Mom, this day This day is her big day Mom I thought that she Would never get married But she was waiting For her own day This day, Mom, this day This day is a special day This day, Mom, this day This day is a special day The sky is happy The earth is happy Everybody is happy It’s her day Friends are happy Parents are happy Everybody is happy It’s her day To be of age and never married Is no shame at all A marriage can’t be bought A marriage can’t be sold A marriage can’t be forced It will only happen when it’s time The sky is happy The earth is happy Everybody is happy It’s her day Friends are happy Parents are happy Everybody is happy It’s her day Mareme, Mareme The children’s friend She is the one we honor
4.
Dem 04:18
Now I've come to say Goodbye It’s time to go I have to go I have no choice I am a young man But I can not take care of you If I go away now Your prayers will help to give me strength I have to go I have no choice I know it will not be easy Because the white man does not want to see Immigrants coming They close the gates They lock it up And throw away the key in the ocean I have to go I have no choice Gold and Silver alone won't make a happy life And Money alone won’t make a happy life Gold and Silver alone won't make a happy life And Money alone won’t make a happy life No matter what you gain What will be will be It is God who decides your destiny You see people always leaving Africa To find a better life Whatever good they find They send back home to help their loved ones They work to help the younger generation So they won’t starve They escape so they can leave The endless debt behind The ones that loan the money Never let them pay it off Whatever good they make They must always pay their endless debt They must always pay their debt they must always pay their debt
5.
We dedicate this song to Mansani Cisse The big man is on his way He is a popular man Praise Allah ….Mansani Cisse He was promised a wife He is sitting and waiting Sitting and waiting Sitting and waiting Sitting and waiting until he gave up What is not yours. …just leave it What is not yours. …just leave it What is not yours. …just leave it What is not yours. …just leave it What is not yours. …just leave it What is not yours. …just leave it For years and years he is working and working For years and years he is working and working Working and working and working and working And working and not getting paid Working and working and working And after all these jobs he didn’t succeed
6.
Senegal and Brasil have something in common It’s Africa Senegal and Brasil have something in common It’s Africa When I went to Salvador in Bahia And i heard the music I got goosebumps The music they played Reminds me of Senegal Where I come from It washed over me Chorus: Senegal and Brasil have something in common It’s Africa Senegal and Brasil have something in common It’s Africa The black man’s history (chorus) It washed over me You black man Where are you from? You black man What is your history? You black man Where did you come from? We say Africa We have something in common It’s Africa
7.
Aduna 03:43
The world is not just lunch and dinner It’s planning ahead The world is not just lunch and dinner It’s planning ahead, it’s planning ahead It’s planning ahead I get confused If I see someone mistreating others If I see someone fighting others If I see someone doing bad The world is not just lunch and dinner It’s planning ahead, it’s planning ahead, It’s planning ahead, In life, we have to make sure To not betray each other In the world, we must not betray each other In life, don’t betray your friends Plan ahead
8.
Fouta 04:03
Fouta Toro, Fouta Toro, Fouta Toro, Fouta Toro, Fouta Lao, Fouta Djallon, Fouta Damga Come and go with me Fouta Toro Come and go with me Fouta Toro Fouta Toro Fouta Lao, Fouta Djallon, Fouta Damga Fouta Toro There is nowhere in the world that is as welcoming as Fouta My grandparents Mamadou Dem My mother Issato Fouta, Fouta They are all from Fouta Fouta Toro, Fouta Toro, Come and go with me Come and go with me to Fouta Toro Fouta There is nowhere in the world that is as welcoming as Fouta Come and go with me Come and go with me to Fouta Toro, Fouta Toro Come and go with me to Fouta Toro, Fouta Toro, Fouta Toro, Fouta Toro
9.
Kumpo 04:12
Kumpo in his costume Kumpo in his costume Kumpo dancing in his costume Dancing in the moonlight Celebrating the harvest Dancing in the moonlight Celebrating the harvest Spoken: If the mice smoked cigarettes All the leaves and trees would burn Sing …sing Let’s take care of the land, with perfection The women are beautiful and the children follow them to the field Today, today we celebrate Kumpo in his costume Kumpo in his costume Kumpo dancing in his costume Today, today we celebrate Today, today we celebrate We must take care of the land With perfection Great harvest, great harvest Growing, growing
10.
Africa 05:39
Oh, Africa You have suffered too long We refuse this Oh, Africa You have suffered too long When will it end Day before yesterday, it was our grandfathers Yesterday, it was our fathers And today looks like it is ours You have suffered too long Africa Oh, Africa Oh, my people I am talking to you people Stand up Get ready to go get ready to stand Oh Africa Oh, my people You have suffered too long You have suffered enough They put the make up on it They paint the color on it It didn't happen It doesn't exist You have suffered too long Yhe suffering must end Africa, Africa, Africa ...my people Africa ...my people Stand up ...my people Africa …my people

about

Soutoura is a collection of songs written by Oumar Ndiaye and produced by Smokey Hormel.

While visiting New York City in 2017, Oumar met Smokey at Issyra Gallery in Hoboken. The two played music together, sparking what would become a fertile collaboration. With no common language other than music, they bonded and over the course of the next two years Oumar travelled twice from his home in Sao Paolo, Brazil to New York to record and perform his music with Smokey.

Soutoura = respect and compassion in the African language Wolof. Our world is like a house. Soutoura is the foundation. Without soutoura the house would collapse.

The themes of these songs are: a call for peace in the world, the hard lives of farmers, betrayal, a marriage for love vs money, celebrating our elders and their wisdom, respect and kindness towards a stranger, and the liberation of Africa in the face of neocolonialism.

Soutoura sums up the spirit of this album, which is traditional African music with open ears.

credits

released May 7, 2021

Produced by Smokey Hormel
Recorded and mixed by Pat Dillett
at Reservoir Studios, NYC
assisted by James Yost

Personnel on all songs:
Oumar Ndiaye
Ngor Jallow
Smokey Hormel

with:
Sory Kouyaté
El Haje Faye
David Ralicke
Clark Gayton
Doug Weiselman
Stephen Hodges
Ababacar Niasse (Mbaye)
Rob Moose

Cover Illustration: Julie Wilson

Special Thank You to all the people that helped to make this project complete:

Issa Sow, Issyra Gallery, Ngor Jallow, Reservoir Studios, Marie Helene Béland, Julie Wilson, Susanne Sasic, Joey Perr, Ibou Ndoye, Valere Bodian, Rob Weisberg and Transpacific Sound Paradise

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Oumar Ndiaye New York, New York

Oumar Ndiaye is a Senegalese musician, singer and guitarist who was born in Dakar and raised on the island of Gorée. He is a descendant of Ndiadiane Ndiaye, the 12th century founder of the Wolof empire. His musical style is a mixture of traditional meloodies from Fouta (northern Senegal on the border of Mauritania) and Wolof rhythms. His melodious and bewitching voice leaves no one unaffected. ... more

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